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  • Kick-off: 12:00
  • Venue: Glanford Park
  • Attendance: 6441
  • Referee: Beeby, R

Live Commentary

90mins

The ref has blown his whistle for full time.

90mins

James Coppinger is booked for unsporting behaviour.

90mins

Cleveland Taylor goes into the referees book for unsporting behaviour.

89mins

James O'Connor goes into the referees book for unsporting behaviour.

82mins

Ian Morris is being taken off, Daniel McBreen has come on in his place.

77mins

Paul Heffernan is replaced by Jason Price.

69mins

Scunthorpe are replacing Dave Mulligan with Andrew Crosby.

68mins

Goal!! Andy Keogh scores for Scunthorpe.

67mins

Doncaster are replacing Lewis Guy with Mark McCammon.

57mins

Paul Heffernan is booked for unsporting behaviour.

54mins

Goal!! Billy Sharp scores for Scunthorpe.

50mins

Theo Streete is replaced by Jonathan Forte.

46mins

The second half is under way with the score currently at 0 v 0.

45mins

The ref has blown his whistle for half time.

35mins

The referee has booked Brian Stock.

0mins

The ref has blown his whistle and the match has started.

Match Report

Second-half goals from strikers Billy Sharp and Andy Keogh earned Scunthorpe United a deserved victory at home to Doncaster Rovers.

It was the first time they had beaten Rovers in ten attempts in front of their own fans at Glanford Park.

In a luke-warm opening 45 minutes, there were few chances with two well drilled defences comfortably in charge.

Doncaster's best effort was a long-range free-kick from Brian Stock which was dealt with comfortable by goalkeeper Joe Murphy.

Towards half-time when Scunthorpe finally began to work up a head of steam.

Centre-back Steve Foster might have opened the scoring when he headed just wide of the far post from an in-swinging corner by Dave Mulligan.

Winger Cleveland Taylor also had a good opportunity just before the interval when a cross from Marcus Williams picked him out unmarked at the far post, but his well struck shot was blocked away by goalkeeper Jan Budtz.

Scunthorpe maintained their momentum at the start of the second half as Rovers began to come under growing pressure.

United took the lead in the 54th minute when a ball into the box by Mulligan was touched by Keogh into the path of Sharp, who drilled a right-footed shot low into the far corner of the net for his eighth goal of the season.

Five minutes later Keogh was the provider again when he released Taylor into the box to fire in a shot that was blocked by Budtz.

Keogh then got on to the scoresheet himself in the 68th minute, receiving a ball from Matt Sparrow and working himself an opening in the box to rifle in a right-footed shot that gave Budtz no chance.

Only poor control by Keogh in-front of goal denied Scunthorpe a third goal against a Doncaster defence in disarray.

Scunthorpe United

Doncaster Rovers

Corners

94

Fouls

1810

Goal attempts

142

Shots off target

71

Offsides

84

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